Project Title: Luxury Beauty Omnichannel: Maximizing Cross-Platform Growth for Sayn Beauty

Sayn Beauty

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Project Title Luxury Beauty Omnichannel: Maximizing Cross-Platform Growth for Sayn Beauty
Project Topics Entrepreneurship Growth Strategy Market Research Marketing PR & Communications Reporting, Financial Planning & Analysis Research, Analysis, Evaluation Sales & Business Development Strategic Planning
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Project Synopsis: Challenge/Opportunity
Sayn Beauty is a multi-faceted luxury beauty and wellness company operating across three key channels: a thriving distribution business, an established e-commerce platform (Sayn.com), and now its first brick-and-mortar retail location—a pivotal expansion that will transform how the brand connects with customers and amplifies its market presence.  With a curated portfolio of luxury brands like Dr. Barbara Sturm, Agustinus Bader, and Agent Nateur- Sayn Beauty is strategically positioned to create a premium in-store experience that works in powerful synergy with its established e-commerce platform.


This project offers Fordham University graduate students the opportunity to develop an integrated omnichannel marketing strategy for Sayn Beauty's retail expansion. The team will focus on creating seamless customer journeys between physical and digital touchpoints, designing in-store experiences that drive online engagement, and developing cross-channel promotional strategies that leverage each platform's unique strengths.


The core challenge lies in maximizing the symbiotic relationship between the brick-and-mortar location and Sayn.com—using the physical store to enhance digital discovery and loyalty while leveraging online data and community to drive foot traffic and in-store conversions. Students will craft strategies for customer segmentation across channels, competitive positioning in both retail environments, and scalable campaigns that create a unified retailer experience spanning the physical and digital luxury beauty landscape.


Project Synopsis: Activities/Actions Required
  • Conduct a comprehensive omnichannel competitive analysis to assess how luxury beauty brands and retailers integrate their physical and digital retail strategies.
  • Develop detailed customer journey maps that identify touchpoints between the retail store and e-commerce platform.
  • Design in-store experiences and activations that drive online engagement, social sharing, and digital community building.
  • Create cross-channel promotional strategies that leverage each platform's strengths (e.g., exclusive in-store events driving online sign-ups, digital campaigns promoting store visits).
  • Establish unified customer data collection and CRM integration to track behavior across both retail channels.
  • Develop performance metrics (KPIs) specific to omnichannel success, measuring cross-channel attribution, customer lifetime value, and channel synergy effectiveness.
  • Design a grand opening marketing campaign that maximizes awareness across online community and local market.
  • Recommend inventory and product merchandising strategies that complement both in-store discovery and online fulfillment.
  • Propose customer service and retailer experience standards that maintain consistency across both touchpoints.

Project Synopsis: Expected Results
  • Detailed buyer personas for omnichannel luxury beauty customers, identifying preferences, behaviors, and channel usage patterns.
  • Comprehensive omnichannel customer journey maps that identify key touchpoints and conversion opportunities between online and in-store experiences.
  • Strategic recommendations for creating synergistic promotional campaigns that drive traffic between retail channels.
  • Detailed grand opening marketing strategy with tactics to maximize local market penetration and online community engagement.
  • Clear performance metrics and KPI framework for measuring cross-channel success and customer lifetime value.
  • Actionable inventory and merchandising strategies that optimize product discovery across both retail environments.
  • Implementation roadmap with feasible timelines and resource requirements for omnichannel integration.

Project Timeline

Touchpoints & Assignments Date Type

Applications Closed for Students

Apr 17 2024 Event

Students Upload Resume

May 10 2024 Action Item

Students Upload Signed "Fordham Unpaid Internship Agreement"

May 10 2024 US/Eastern (UTC-04:00) Event

Teams Finalized, Projects Assigned

May 10 2024 Event

Industry Partners to Provide Each Offer Letter to Each Student

May 17 2024 Event

Kickoff Eval

May 24 2024 US/Eastern (UTC-04:00) Evaluation

Goal Date for CPT Approval

May 31 2024 Event

Projects Launch!

Jun 03 2024 Event

Temp Check

Jun 12 2024 Evaluation

Temp Check

Jun 28 2024 Evaluation

Temp Check

Jul 10 2024 Evaluation

Projects End

Jul 26 2024 Event

End of Project Self Reflection

Jul 26 2024, 12:00 PM Evaluation

Upload your Résumé

May 16 2025 Action Item

TEMPERATURE CHECK: How's the project going so far?

Jun 20 2025 Evaluation

PROJECT REFLECTION: Can you give us your feedback?

Jul 26 2025 Evaluation

End of Project Peer Evaluation

Jul 26 2025 Evaluation

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